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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-02
CHICAGO.


Chicago ------O o o o o o o 1-2
Earned runs-Pittsburg, 3: Chicago, 2. Two-base
hts-McKinnon. Arson, Pfeffer. t2) Three base
hts-Dalrymple. Mckinnon, Whitney Sullivan.
Stolen bases-Miller, L; Whitney L. Calvin, l. Burns,
l. Double play--Snith, Barley and McKinnon.
First base balls-Smith, Miller Burns. Arson.
Hit by pitched ball-Coleman, Pfeffer. First base
errors-Pittsburg, 1. Struck out-By Calvin, 2; by
Clarkson, 3. Passed balls-Mller, 2; DAILY, l.
Time-l:3o Umpre-Quest q.
ATHLETICS, 10; BROOKLYN, Q.
PHILADELPHIA, April 3O.-For seven innings. to-
day, Titcomb entirely too much for the Brooklyn
players. Beginning with the eighth however, he
weakened, and the visitors knocked out FIVE
base balls. four singles and a double. Fortunately
for the Athletics they had secured good lead il the
early part of the which the Brooklyns, notwith
stsnding their brilliant rally, unable
The batting of Stovey and the fielding of Smith We're
the features Stovey injured in the sixth inning
Mlligan taking his place. Score:
Athletics .-.--.--.3 o o O DO
Brooklyn..---------O 1 2
Earned runs-Athletcs, 8; Brookl>>. 4. Two-base
hts-Stovey, 2; Flanagan, Berb>>er Smith, Oh rien.
Stolen bases-Milligan, l. ScGiair, 2: Robinson, 1.
Home run-Poorman. Double plays-McCiarr and
Lyons; Smith and Phillips. First base balls
Stovey. Larkin;; Lyons, Pinckney: swartwood, Nc
Tanmany, Phillips. Henderson. First base
Athletics, 3; Brooklyn. 4. Struck out-Brooklyp, 6;
Athletics. 4. PASSED. balls-O Brien. 1: Robinson 3.
Wild pitches-Titconb . Umpire-Knight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-02
WASHINGTON.
BOSTON

Earned runs-Boston. 3; " ashington, 2. Two-base
hits-Wise, Morrill,, Kelly Stolen bases-Farren,
2; Schock, 2; Donnelly, 2; Hornung, 4; Kelly. l.
Nash. /; Morrill,. 1; johnson, l. Tate, |. Double
plays-Burdock. Wise and Morrill,. 2; Gigan and
Donnelly. First base balls-Hornung. Wise 70.
Morrill,. Shaw. First base errors-Boston, :.
Washington, 6. Struck out-By Stemmeyer i; by
6 ,;ra--A 1lSfr,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-02

Earned Runs-Philadelphia. IL New York 3. Two
base Hits-Andrews, Daily Farrar, Ferguson. Ewing
Gillespie Home Runs-Wood Ewing 90. Stolen
Bases-Andrews Daily, Ferguson t2l, Ewing. Dorgan.
Double Plays-Ward, Ewing and Connor; Richard
son, Common and Rourke. First Base on Balls-'uf-
linton. Ferguson, Gillespie. First Base Errors
Philadelphia, 5; New York, D. Struck Out-New
York, 6. Passed Bals-O' Rourke, 3. Wild pitches
-keefe. 3. Umptre-Powers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-02
State Chess Champion ship.

FORT WAYNE. April 30.-The seventh game of
chess between Mr.. Ripley, of INDIANAPOLIS, and Mr.
Kuhne. of this city, for the championship of the
State; closed at P. the standing Il to 3 la
They playing the eighth game.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-02

THE body is more susceptible to benefit from
Hoods Sarsaparilla now than at any other
son. Therefore, take 1t now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-02
NEW YORK.
PHILADELPHIA

Totals. Is 10 2ll5 Totals. oil 81 IL
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PITTSBURG.

Totals. 6 ID 81 16 l
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
ATTAKAPAs COTTONADE.
ISt. Martin Reyeille. |

One of the presents sent to the
President upon his birthday is
worthy of mention. 1t was a piece
of "Attakapas cottonade" or Aca-
dia cloth, a peculiar fabric made
only in the Attakapas country in
Southwest Louisiana, and once
worn winter and summer by the
Acadian planters of that region.
The material is peculiar, of cotton
and linen, beautiful blue and
very thick and heavy. 1t is almost
waterproof and suit of 1t will last
for years. Since the war it has
almost gone out of use, as the
secret of making it belongs to the
Acadian alone. The cloth sent to
President Cleveland was spun and
woven on the plantation in the
parish of Iberia of old Simonette
LIE Blanc, one of the patriarchal
planters of the Attakapas region,
who has three generations of his
own descendants living near. This
venerable gentleman was born un.
der the French domination, when
Louisiana belonged to France, and
he has seen his native State under
four flags.
If the President wants to cap
ture the Acadian vote of South
west Louisiana solid, all be has to
do is to pay visit to that section
and wear his suit of cottonade to
some Sunday evening ball in Laf
ayette or st. Martin. He won't
hear any English spoken but will
see good deal of.curious life. Il
he cares to he can dance with 9
widow over there, not very old
very good looking aud a great
dancer, who lives in house which
has a floor of hard clay, and has
never seen town larger than st
Martinsville, Qe petit Paris they
called it sixty or seventy yearl
ago) but who owns nearly $1,000
acres of land and has about 10000
head of cattle and 1000 horseI
grazing on this splendid domain.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
A PIckwicklan Inn.


The "Saracen's Headn Inn at
Towcester, described In Pickwick,
still exists in good order, though
its name has been changed. In.
ternally, the kitchen, the scene of
the conflict between the rival edi.
tors of the Eatanswill Gazette
and the Eatanswill Independent,
has now become the smoking
room, the only change being that
the broad fireplace and open chin.
ney, with seats IN each corner,
has disappeared and a modern
CRATE has been substituted. One
who has lately visited the place
says: 1.-THE two half.life size sta.
tues of Venus and Apollo still fill
their inches over the great doors,
as they have done for more than
a century past, and were the sub.
ject, within my memory, of con.
versation between q new hostess
and the hereditary postboy, which
was worthy of Sam Weller, and
would probably have amused
Dickens had it occurred before
his visit. Whose likenesses are
thoselo was the lady's question.
"Well, ma'am, they call 'em Junus
and Venus; l don't know who
they were, but you may read about
'em in the Bible.p-Phila. Record.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
English Ofncial Simplicity.

Some persons are skeptical
about centenarians, but the En-.
glish commissioners of customs
are not. There was q clerk In
their department who retired on q
pension forty-two years ago. The
conhdiDg board went on paying the
annuity till last month, by which
time the annuitant was apparently
100 years old. This abnormal Ion
geyity does not seem to have Undue.
ed the commissioners to make in
quirles. If they had done so they
would have discovered that the
nominal recipient of the pension
had been dead thirty.fve years,
and that the money was really GO
ing to his son, mere Junior of 20.
1t is almost a pity that the fraud
was found out, says The Pail Mall
Gazette. 1t would have been inter.
resting to see how long the Gus.
toms board would have gone on
paying the pension. Perhaps
about 1880 or thereabouts, when
the pensioner would have been 15t
years old, they might have begun
to grow suspicious Boston Her
| aid.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
The Supreme JudgeshIp.
Courier Journal Reporter.

lCourier-J ournal Reporter.
1 asked Major Sanders to give
me the names of q few gentlemen
living in the fifth judicial circuit,
who may be considered as deserv-
ing of the Presidents attention in
making up his mind about the ap-
pointment.
Said he: " While / cannot pre-
tend to such an acquaintance with
or knowledge of the profession in
those States as would enable me
to give a comprehensive answer,
yet am able to speak intelligently
as to the ability of a few leading
lawyers in some of the States CON-
posing that circuit. First, l may
mention Judge Oslhoon, Of Jack
son, Mississippi, who is lawyer
of unquestioned ability, learning
and experience In his profession.
He is now in the prime of ma.
ture, vigorous manhood, and pos.
sessed of great capabilities. His
capacity for intense and continu.
ous professional labor is remark.
able. The wear and tear of life
has in no way impaired his facul.
ties, but he seems to have gained
force steadily from his youth"
"What are Judge Calhoon's an.
tecedents ~ l inquired.
"He comes from a family which
contains many distinguished law.
yers, who made for themselves a
history in the States of Kentucky
and Mississippi. He is a nephew
of Judge Calhoon, of Kentucky,
who was the compeer Of Archi'
bald Dixon and other great men
of that period, and who was one
of the most brilliant and distin'
guished men in Kentucky in bis
day.n
"What other names have you
to suggest from Mississippi"
"Colonel William A. Percy, o.
Greenville, is a successful lawyer
of high character and strong in
tellect. For the past twenty years
he has been one Of the most intlu
entail gentlemen in Mississippi
He possesses courage, judgment
and application, and he woult
make an honorable member of thu
Supreme Court"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
TREACnEROUS INK.
A Warning Against Using Anilins Inks for
Contracts or Records.

l was chatting the other day
with the vice-president of one of
the trunk lines of railway when a
messenger entered with an impor-
tant contract, having twenty.one
years to run. 1t was a traffic
agreement with a competing line,
and was a very valuable docu.
ment. 1t happened to be written
with a typewriter in aniline ink.
Upon seeing this he positively re.
fused to sign the paperl He then
took the contract to the president
of the road and said: "Mr. -,
If you want to sign this contract
you can do ii, but l never wlll.n
When asked why, he replied; at
is written in aniline ink, which
fades, and long before the expira.
tion of this contract this document
will be entirely faded and practi.
calIy worthless" The result was
the return of the contract, with q
request that hereafter all impor.
tant documents, the preservation
of which is desirable, should be
written In ink that would not fade.
During General Grants term as
President one of his Cabinet Off.
GERS discovered that the records
of an important branch of one of
the departments had been for two
years written in purple ink. He
had at once issued an order for.
bidding It's use in the department,
purchased a new set of books into
which two years. records were
copied, and thus saved what in q
few years would otherwise have
been lost. 1t is one of the prob.
lens of chemistry to find some
thing which will make permanent
the beautiful aniline colors, but
thus far all efforts have failed.
1t is growing more and more the
custom to have deeds, contracts
and valuable documents printed
ON typewriter in aniline ink,
This is a great mistake, because
in a few years they are sure to be
obliterated.-American Grocer.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
Big Fraud A Century Since.

l heard a public speaker once,
in addressing an immense audience
in Atlanta, refer to the Yazoo
fraud, and judging by the way his
remarks were received, | am sure
few of his hearers had more than
vague idea of the great swmdle.
1t seems incredible that such a
glaring fraud could ever approach
near to success. The Yazoo fraud
was perpetrated by the Georgia
legislature and a lobby in 1894 and
1895, nearly a hundred years ago.
Four corporations for $500, 1000
bought from the Legislature $4,000
900 acres of land-a vast domain
between the Mississippi, Tennessee,
Coosa and Alabama rivers stretch.
down to Mobile. The sale of the
land created great excitement and
indignation over the state, and
more SO as the corruption of men
in high places was so transparent.
General James Jackson then in the
United States Senate, determined
to defeat the great fraud, and, re-
signing his seat came home, was
elected to the Legislature and by
unusal energy succeeded in having
the obnoxious act repealed.
The feeling against the unworthy
representatives was SO great that
all of them we're boycotted and
one of them on his return home
was killed. After the fraud was
overthrown it was determined that
the records should be burned
The capitol was in Louisville, JEFF
ferson county, and there the GER
emony was performed. An old
man, with trembling hand, held 9
sun glass and with fire from haav
Gu destroyed every evidence o.
the fraud.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
The Lawyer and the Boy.

Any one who knows he is tell
ing the truth can afford to keep
cool, even under the proverbial
badgering of a pert lawyer. The
boy who learns that lesson at
home is fortunate.
A boy of IL years of age was
the important witness in a law
suit. One of the lawyers, after
cross questioning him severely,
said: "Your father has been
talking to you and telling you how
to testify, hasn't hep "Yes,'
said the boy. @Now," said the
lawyer, "just tell us how your fa
ther told you to testify" "Well,'
said the boy, modestly, "fathel
told me that the lawyers would
try and tangle me in my testimo
ny; but, If | would just be careful
and tell the truth, | could tell thu
same thing every time.n
The lawyer didn't try TO tangi'
up that boy any more.- Wankoi
Qoua) Standard.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28

The Gettysburg Memorial Asso.
citation has refused the survivors
of Picketps division the privilege
of placing a monument OH the
point where they penetrated the
Federal lines. They are willing for
1t to be located at the starting
point of that famous charge. We
wonder If the committee expects
to expunge or obscure the fact
that the Federal line was pierced
on the crest of Cemetery Ridgei
Of this stupid act the New York
Herald says:
"This strikes us as very mean
and small business. SO it will
strike every soldier who won hon
or on that field. The brave man
is always ready to give deserved
praise to his opponent"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
Wilhelm Won Nyj,
Literateur and Danseuse.


On the back of the card the Won
Nyj arms had been emblazoned
with arubber stamp. Downstairs,
near the dais of the night clerk.
stood a gaily caparisoned yet cul.
tlvated cuss, pouring over late
volume of the City Directory. He
was the author of these lines.
Scarcely an hour had elapsed
when a tinted octave page who
waits on the Queen slid down the
stair.rail and told me that Her
Royal Highness would receive me
in state as soon as she could
change her dress.
Later on was ushered into the
presence Of Queen Kapiolani, who
was at the time accompanied by
her suite and another gentleman
whose name l did not learn.
She is a distinguished looking
woman of middle age, but in appa.
rent good health, and with a con
stitution which think would cas-
lily endure the fatigue of reignine
over much larger country than
her own.
| AS entered the room and made
a low, groveling obeisance, an ac'
that is wholly foreign to my ma
ture, the Queen mado a rapit
movement towards the bell, but
held her back and assured he
that / did not drink.
We then chatted gayly for SOM
time in relation to the sandwich
business and court matters, inclu
ding the Sharp trial.
For long time the Queen seen
, ed constrained and evidently coul
; not think of anything to say, bu
she soon saw that l was nc
naughty or reserved, and when a
last she reluctantly showed m
out and locked the door, fel
. amply repaid for the annoyanc
that one naturally feels on visitin
a perfect stranger.
!. From what she said regardin
her dynasty 1 gather that 1t con
sists of covey of halfgrow
lslands in the Pacific, inhabited b
people who were once benighte
and carnivorous, but happy. Mo-
they are we'll informed and bilioul
. while they revel in suspender
: and rum, with all the blessings {
late hours, civilization and suicide
Il |
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28

The illustrations which the Av.
alanche maks to-day of prominent
scenes and figures IN the Jackson
tragedy were taken from life by
an Avalanche artist who was sent
down Friday night for the purpose
The work was necessarily hurried
but it is nevertheless, a fair piece
of illustration, and Is the first ol
the kind attempted by q Memphis
newspaper.-Sunday Avalanche.
If Judge Wiley P. Harris, Col
Nugent and Albrecht, Figures and
Eubanks ever see those "illustra
tions" there will be another editor
assassinated, and the jury ofin
quest will render a verdict Of just
ifiable homicide without leaving
their seats.-Scimitar.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
JERSEY nEIFERs.

Jersey heifers ought to be bred
by the time they are sixteen months
old. If of good size, and growing
well, they may be bred at twelve
months, but under sized ones, un.
less they are getting quite fat,
should not be bred SO soon. The
danger is that as the heifer grows
in size she will lay on internal fat,
which will prevent her catching,
and confirm her as barren heifer.
She may be operated upon with
some prospect of success, but
most of the barren Jersey and
Guernsey heifers we hear Of are
SO simply because they were not
bred early enough. In the case
of understood heifers, which prove
good mixers, do not let them be
bred again for several months, In
or der that they may use tho time
to make growth. American Dairy.
man.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28

In speaking of land drainage in
Drainage and Farm Journal a cor.
respondent says:
"In Michigan many oftheir lands
are comparatively without fall. In
this case the land holder digs a
we'll, say 10 to 20 feet in diameter
and deep enough to reach the un'
derlying strata of gravel and sand,
and into this well he conducts his
drains, be they surface or under
ground. In many of the SoutherH
States this plan works better than
In Michigan, for the reason thai
the underlying strata have a great
er dip toward the sea.n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
The Name-Plate From Washington 4
Coffin.


Washington Special to Chicago News.l
A few days ago a gentleman OF
this city went into an auction.room
where a collection of old furniture
was being sold and for twenty-five
cents bid off an old trunk, which
attracted bis attention because of
its antiquity. 1t was filled with
rubbish, and sending it home he
had it placed in the storeroom of
his barn, Intending to have it clan
ed up when he "got to it." Some
days ago that time came, and look.
ing over the rubbish the trunk
contained be came across a solid
silver shield which appears to have
been on the coffin of George Wash
ington. An investigation disclos-
ed the fact that there was such a
plate on the casket in which the
father of his country was originally
buried, but 1t has been missing
ever since the attempt TO steal the
remains in 1887. The ownership
Of the trunk cannot be traced, as
it was stored in a warehouse, and
after being kept for several years
without any knowledge Of the
owner, the proprietor Of the place
sold 1t with some other stun for
storace. Thc rnrrhns1r ~ the
old trunk thinks he rot Tie worth
| uf hio money. -
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28
MART'S LITTLE LAMB.
TAs Facts Upon Which the Famous Nursery
Song Is Based.

Most of our readers will be sur.
prised to hear that the well known |
nursery song OF "Mary Had Lit.
tie Lamb" is a true story, and that |
"Mary" is still living, remarks a
writer in the American Agricul- |
turist. About seventy years ago
she was little gIrl, the daughter
of a farmer in Worcester county,
Mass. She was very fond of going
to the fields to see the sheep, and
one day they found baby lamb
which was thought to be dead.
Kind hearted little Mary, howev-
er, lifted it up into her arms, and
as il seemed to breathe she car
ried it home, made it a warm bed
near the stove and nursed it ten.
derly. Great was her delight
when, after weeks of careful feed.
ing and watching, her little patient
began to grow well and strong.
and soon after it was able to run
about 1t knew its young mistress
perfectly, always came at her call
and was happy only at her side.
One day it followed her to the vii.
lage school, and, not knowing
what else to do with it, she put 1t
under her desk and covered it
with her shawl. There it staid
until Mary was called up to the
teachers desk to say her lesson,
and then the lamb walked quietly
after her, and the other children
burst out laughing. So the teach
er had to shut the little girls pei
in the wood shed until school was
out. Soon after this q young stu
dent named John Rollstone, wrote
q little poem about Mary and he
lamb and presented it to her
The lamb grew to be a sheep ant
lived for many years, and when a
| last II died, Mary grieved so mucl
; for II that her mother took som
of its wool, which was as white a
, snow," and knitted a pair of stock
, ings for her to wear In remem
brance of her darling. Some year
after the lambs death, Mrs. Sara
b. Hall, a celebrated woman VIII
4 wrote books, composed som
I verses about Mary's lamb an
I added them to those written b
I John Rollstone, making the con
a plete poem as we know it. Mar
4 took such good care of the stool
O ings made of her lambs fleece thi
q when she was grown up woma
she gave one Of them to q churc
q fair In Boston. AS soon as 1t b.
: came known that the stocking wa
n made from the fleece of "Mary
v little lamb" every one wanted
i piece Of it; so the stocking wa
' raveled and the yarn cut int
!. short pieces. Each piece was tie
. to a card on which "Mary" wrot
f her full name, and those card
!. sold so well that they brought th
large sum of S140 in the Old Sout
Church.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-28

Judge-"And you say that you
did not strike the plaintiff until he
had become abusivep Defendant
-"That's hit, jedge." J.-"Well
tell the court what he said" D.
"He called me a horse thief!n j
-"That won't excuse your con
duct; a man might call me horse
thief all day. Dyes, but
guess you've never been one
jedge, and you don't know it rilet
me lr--Detrolt Free Press.